On Facebook my nephew on the wife's side was trying to goad me, he was harassing me and calling me names, then his family started liking his attacks. So I said: "Lock her up" and he went nuts and made some additional attacks.

So... knowing he had an affair I told him: "Shall we go scorched earth and discuss some things? My advice, shut the hell up."

That shut him down immediately and he's removing his attacks against me. Sometimes you have to nail them where it hurts and fortunately I had that opportunity. I didn't plan on ever seeing her family again anyway.

Here’s how I see it: since the Constitution exists to limit government and provide we the people with liberty, if they try to remove our protections then we take something that matters more to them until it stops. I

That probably a typo on my end. I typed that many years ago even before the web when we just had Usenet. My books are all over the place as I remodel my house, but I don't really read the books anymore and rely on digitized books with Logos software. I'll check it out. Thanks!

Your subtle signal comment made me laugh because after that you said more. If you're in the habit of dropping subtle signal[s] I suggest you leave it at that or you'll probably get more comments. The last word is yours, sir.

In post 54 you said to each his own but you apparently didn’t mean it. I’m not going through this again as I have smarter ways of spending my time. I do appreciate your time and efforts, I just disagree.

BTW, creating division among us doesn’t do us any favors and I really appreciate the tone in your posts. Sometimes I get so fed up with the attitude of some I consider pulling my financial support of FR. With more people with your attitude I’m far more likely to continue my support. I’ve met Jim, John and many other freepers. Leaving would be difficult, no doubt!

I've seen a lot of posts on the subject and don't agree with some of the conclusions. I do a lot of research on some subjects and analyze the data. Take for instance this post which I spent years putting together. I do the same for political issues, global warming/climate change BS, and so on. Having read a lot of the Cruz threads I came to a different conclusion.

Just because I'm a Cruz supporter doesn't mean I'm not voting for Trump. Damn double negative. I really like Cruz and how his mind works. I really like how he takes Obama to task on many issues. Cruz is an ally.

It could be Cruz's highest value is Cruz but I don't see that myself. Maybe I will, but I can tell you this, treating Cruz supporters as they are treated here isn't going to do that. Attacking Cruz supporters is not a smart move.

Also, whenever I mention Cruz and then say I'm voting for Trump, some freeper, without fail, comes along and asks me if I'm going to vote for Trump. It really makes me wonder if reading comprehension is an issue for many here.